Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 0.6173 units per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Tonga, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2022, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Tonga stood at 0.6173 units per person.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Tonga peaked at 1.02 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Tonga ranks 192nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0.003 units per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.003 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 units per person | -60.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 units per person | +27.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 units per person | +30.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0323 units per person | +1313.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1072 units per person | +232.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1561 units per person | +45.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2827 units per person | +81.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2828 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4359 units per person | +54.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4716 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4944 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5056 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5113 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5211 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.537 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6378 units per person | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6927 units per person | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7581 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 1.02 units per person | +35.1% |
| 2018 | 1.02 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5877 units per person | -42.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5865 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6098 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6173 units per person | +1.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.6173 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.21 units per person, 51% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.6173 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.15 units per person, 54% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1313.2% | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0323 units per person |
| 2003 | +232.0% | 0.0323 units per person | 0.1072 units per person |
| 2005 | +81.1% | 0.1561 units per person | 0.2827 units per person |
| 1997 | -60.4% | 0.003 units per person | 0.0012 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2267 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.4944 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6798 units per person | 0.5056 units per person | 1.02 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6045 units per person | 0.5865 units per person | 0.6173 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 189 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6244 units per person compare
- 190 Samoa 0.624 units per person compare
- 191 Solomon Islands 0.6207 units per person compare
- 193 Niger 0.6059 units per person compare
- 194 Afghanistan 0.601 units per person compare
- 195 Guam 0.5983 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Tonga
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 64,838 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 61.73 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,280 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0312 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -69.7 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,280 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 64,838 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Tonga?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Tonga was 0.6173 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Tonga rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 192nd out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Mobile cellular subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Mobile cellular subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.